| 100% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Christopher Nolan hit which has its 10th anniversary this July: 3 wds. |
| 54% | SAVINGPRIVATE | 13 | Steven Spielberg hit "___ Ryan" which has its 20th anniversary this July: 2 wds. |
| 45% | THEPARENTTRAP | 13 | Nancy Meyers' movie starring Dennis Quaid which celebrates its 20th anniversary this July: 3 wds. |
| 32% | CHRISBAUER | 10 | Actor who played Andy Bellefleur in HBO's "True Blood" which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MINI | 4 | Puzzle that celebrated its 10th anniversary this summer |
| 30% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | Steven Spielberg's hit sci-fi film which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and was based on a Michael Crichton novel: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TURNSOUT | 8 | "His popularity had taken a hit, but, as it ___ he may eventually win this election."(unexpected outcome): 2 wds. |
| 26% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | HBO series based on fantasy novels, which has won 38 Emmys: 3 wds. |
| 26% | CANI | 4 | "___ Have This Dance" ("High School Musical 3" song) (2 wds.) |
| 26% | HOMERS | 6 | ← Season record for which 3-Down had this number |
| 26% | MEMENTO | 7 | 2000 mystery thriller film by Christopher Nolan which uses reverse chronology in its narrative |
| 26% | ENS | 3 | This puzzle has 11, which can be connected by 3 straight lines |
| 25% | BOBSYOURUNCLE | 13 | Expression, used as a concluding statement, that roughly means "There you have it!": 3 wds. |
| 25% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Christopher Nolan superhero film nominated for eight Oscars (3 wds.) |
| 25% | BIGBANGTHEORY | 13 | "The ___," sitcom starring Jim Parsons which had a Halloween episode titled "The Middle-Earth Paradigm": 3 wds. |
| 25% | GANGNAMSTYLE | 12 | 2012 Psy hit whose YouTube video has over 3 billion views: 2 wds. |
| 24% | GIRLSLIKEYOU | 12 | Maroon 5 song from 2018 which has a cameo by Ellen DeGeneres in its official music video: 3 wds. |
| 23% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
| 23% | RUMOR | 5 | "___ Has It" (Adele hit) |
| 23% | IVE | 3 | "___ Had It" (1959 hit) |
| 23% | THEHUNGERGAMES | 14 | Dystopian sci-fi adventure film series starring Jennifer Lawrence which has been adapted from a trilogy by Suzanne Collins: 3 wds. |
| 23% | CUTTHEROPE | 10 | Game by ZeptoLab which has a creature named Om Nom and has more than one million downloads on Google Play: 3 wds. |
| 22% | INFOR | 5 | Have it ___ (hold a grudge): 2 wds. |
| 22% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Passengers" actor who played Che Cook in "The O.C" which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year: 2 wds. |
| 22% | IANMCKELLEN | 11 | Actor who has played Magneto since the first "X-Men" film, which was released in July 2000 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | VELVETREVOLVER | 14 | American hard rock supergroup that had Slash as a member and which produced the hit single "Slither": 2 wds. |
| 22% | EVERY | 5 | "__ Rose Has Its Thorn": Poison hit |
| 22% | PUMA | 4 | German sportswear brand which has its namesake animal on its logo |
| 22% | FRENCH | 6 | *Language spoken widely in Paris which has its origins in 18a |
| 22% | ROMANIAN | 8 | *Language spoken widely in Bucharest which has its origins in 18a |